Stevens-Johnson syndrome due to fluconazole. Case report

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14556495

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candidiasis, fluconazole, Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Abstract

Introduction: on several occasions mucocutaneous lesions suggest the beginning of a serious and morbid condition.

Case presentation: a 25-year-old male patient with a history of smoking approximately 10 cigarettes a day came to the emergency room with oral lesions, sore throat and a low-grade fever of 37.6 °C, which had been going on for approximately three days. The patient was evaluated by otorhinolaryngology and dermatology; the result was a presumptive diagnosis of oropharyngeal candidiasis. Treatment with 150 mg fluconazole and 1.5 g nystatin cream was indicated. After 72 hours, the patient went to the emergency room with dysphagia, cough with mucopurulent expectoration, dyspnea and general malaise, vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, itching, and vesicular and papuloerythematous lesions spread throughout the body. General support measures were started and treatment was administered according to the protocol for Stevens-Johnson syndrome. The patient's progress was satisfactory.

Conclusions: with the history of treatment with fluconazole and the lesions on the skin and mucous membranes, the diagnosis was made and prompt and timely treatment of severe Stevens-Johnson syndrome was indicated with complete remission in the case presented.

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Author Biographies

Brayan Crespo Mederos, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Artemisa, Policlínico Docente "Manuel González Díaz", Bahía Honda, Artemisa

Estudiante de 4to año de Medicina, Alumno Ayudante en Medicina Interna

Ricardo Álvarez Valdez, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Artemisa, Policlínico Docente “Manuel González Díaz”, Bahía Honda, Artemisa

Dr. Especialista en Medicina Interna, Profesor Asistente, Tutor, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Artemisa, Policlínico Docente “Manuel González Díaz”, Bahía Honda, Artemisa, Cuba.

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2023-06-26 — Updated on 2023-06-26

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Crespo Mederos B, Álvarez Valdez R, Pérez Alvarez A, Ruiz Reyes D. Stevens-Johnson syndrome due to fluconazole. Case report. CienCiMed [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 26 [cited 2025 Apr. 4];2:e81. Available from: https://ciencimed.sld.cu/index.php/ciencimed/article/view/81

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